Feud in the Icelandic Saga:

by Jesse L. Byock

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Feud stands at the core of the Old Icelandic sagas. Jesse Byock shows how the dominant concern of medieval Icelandic society--the channeling of violence into accepted patterns of feud and the regulation of conflict--is reflected in the narrative of the family sagas and the Sturlunga saga compilation. This comprehensive study of narrative structure demonstrates that the sagas are complex expressions of medieval social thought.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0520045645

ISBN13:9780520045644

Release Date:January 1983

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:300 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory Folklore & Mythology History History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction Medieval Movements & Periods Mythology Mythology & Folk Tales Social Science Social Sciences World Literature

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